In the face of such widespread disapproval for the Pax Silica Initiative, the Marcos administration is scrambling to gain public support for this destructive deal.

They're trying to save their public image so that they can sign the Pax deal by November, when Trump is supposedly attending the ASEAN summit in the Philippines.

State of the Nation: Years of unkept promises, lies, human rights violations, war crimes, and disappointment for the Filipino people

Marcos and Duterte have made the lives of Filipinos worse. As the President and Vice President, they've overseen the murder of hundreds, allowed for the plunder of our lands, and have stolen our money.

And they keep lying about it.

Today, on April 22, the Appeals Chamber will announce if Duterte will stand trial at the ICC.

It has been 60 days since the pretrial hearing, where overwhelming evidence from 539 victims exposed the structure of power and climate of impunity that Duterte and his co-perpetrators created through the brutal drug war.

Zaldy Co was an elected representative in the Philippines. He served as the CEO of Sunwest, a construction company and government contractor. Zaldy is facing charges of graft and corruption while in office for substandard P289 million flood control project in Mindoro.

We call on all Malaya USA members and concerned Filipinos in the US to mobilize this November 30, a historic day in Philippine history (Andres Bonifacio Day). Let it echo through the streets across the United States: Justice and accountability now! Hindi Marcos, Hindi Duterte - resign now! Jail the corrupt! Uproot the rotten system and fight for genuine democracy in the Philippines!

As more than 200,000 people flooded the streets in the Philippines, Filipinos overseas took part in the widespread protest against corruption, impunity and fascism, including Malaya Movement USA chapters across the United States on the 53rd anniversary of Marcos Sr.’s declaration of Martial Law.